The Safari Kenya Highlights;
• The impressive Landscape of the Great Rift Valley
• Nairobi National Park
• Nairobi City
• Lake Naivasha, famous for hippo colonies and bird life
• Savannah with the myriad wildlife of Masai Mara
This fascinating safari offers you the opportunity to experience the natural beauty of Africa with its people, landscape and wildlife. Kenya is the original home of Africa safari holidays. It is the most fashionable African safari country for safari vacations. Visit the Great Rift Valley and one of the Valley’s many Lakes, Naivasha, where boat trips take you in search of hippos.
Day 1; Nairobi National Park;
Upon your arrival in Nairobi city, instantly proceed to the Nairobi National Park. This is Kenya's first ever National Park with a unique and well preserved wildlife haven within sight of the city's skyline. Rhino, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, lion and plenty of gazelles can be seen roaming in this open plains country with a section of highland forest as well as stretches of broken bush country, deep, rocky valleys and gorges with scrub and long grass. After lunch you will want a visit to the Giraffe Centre where you will have the chance to see the Rothschild giraffe and hand feed them or drink tea with the giraffes. You will also visit the renowned Nairobi National Museum with an array of spell binding displays of the early man, tribal regalia and the flora and fauna of Kenya. Visit to the adjacent snake park will also be included.Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 2: Lake Naivasha
Transfer to Lake Naivasha. Naivasha offers a tranquil setting with the beauty of the lake and the possibility of taking a boat ride for hippos. Overnight at your lodge in Naivasha
Day 3: Lake Naivahsa - Masai Mara National Reserve
An unforgettable drive down the Great Rift Valley takes you to a place of natural beauty - very diverse natural resources including the world-famous annual Wildebeest Migrating at Masai Mara game reserve, from coral reefs to the rich culture and traditions of the old age Masai community, breathtaking sceneries and Mountain peaks. History has it that Man’s earliest ancestors may well have originated here in Africa, Turkana, Northern Kenya as long as five million years ago. Dinner and overnight at your lodgeSafari Lodges and Hotels in Kenya
Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve
Enjoy the wildlife during the morning and afternoon drives in the park. You can opt for aerial view from a hot-air balloon followed by a champagne breakfast. Overnight in Masai Mara
Day 5: Masai Mara National Reserve – Nairobi
Depart for Nairobi, arriving in the city centre around mid-day. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Safari Tour in South Africa – the Dark Continent’s southern paradise
Welcome to the Southern tip of Africa. Here two great oceans meet, warm weather lasts most of the year and big game roams just beyond the city lights. South Africa‘s astonishing blend of culture and races together with it terrifically gorgeous scenery spectacula wildlife is worth a second glance.
This fabulous tour enables you to explore the astonishing variety of South Africa. Your expedition takes you on a safari to the world renowned Kruger National Park, where the thrill of seeing wildlife in their natural habitat is truly the experience of a lifetime. Visit a traditional African craft in the Kingdom of Swaziland stroll through the Tsitsikamma National Park, renowned for its age old-trees. The excursion culminates in the lively city of Cape Town, offering opportunities to enjoy an amazing variety of shopping, entertainment and culture.
Day 1: Johannesburg Flights to Johanneburg
Touch down at O. R. Tambo International Airport where you will be picked and transferred to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure, exploring the magnificent suburban shopping malls. Overnight in Johannesburg
Day 2: Johannesburg – Pretoria – Mpumalanga (465 km)
Set off for pilgrim’s rest, via the scenic route of Dullstrum, Lyndenburg and long Tom Pass.
Day 3: Kruger National Park (195 km)
Explore living history at Pilgrim’s Rest, the old mining village where gold was first discovered and visit the Blyde River Canyon, one of the natural wonders of Africa. Arrive at Kruger National Park.
Day 4: Kruger National Park
Set off before breakfast in an open safari vehicle in search of lion, elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros and leopard.
Day 5: Kruger National Park – Swaziland (256 km)
Enjoy an enchanting drive to the tiny Kingdom of Swaziland, a former British Protection Territory, now ruled by king Mswati III. Spend the night in the beautiful Ezulwni Valley. Overnight in Swaziland
Day 6: Swaziland - Zululand (475 km)
Travel through lush coastal scenery to the Zulu Kingdom. See Zulu dancers in the cultural villages, passing traditional round huts and endless vistas. Arrive mid-afternoon at the town of St. Lucia, a world Heritage site and home to hippopotamus, crocodile and no less than 367 bird species.Birding Safaris in Kenya Overnight in Zululand
Day 7: Zululand – Durban (363 km)
This morning enjoy a cruise on Lake St. Lucia before departing for Durban.
Day 8: Durban – Port Elizabeth (by Air)Flights to Port Elizabeth
Transfer to the Airport for your mid-morning flight to Port Elizabeth. Upon arrival, travel through the indigenous Tsitsikamma Forest before reaching Kinyanga.
Day 9: Knysna and surrounds (30 km)
Cruise on the vast Kysna Lagoon and visit the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Enjoy an amazing view of the imposing Sandstone ‘Heads’ which guard the sea entrance to Knysna’s huge tidal lagoon.
Day 10: Knysna – Oudtshoorn (150 km)
This morning you will enjoy the wonderful views of the spectacular Outeniqua Pass en route to Oudtshoorn, the ‘feather capital of the world’, so named because it is the centre of South Africa’s ostrich industry.
Day 11: Oudtshoorn – Cape Town (532 km)
Enjoy the ever-changing passing canvas as you travel to Cape Town.
Day 12: Cape Town – Cape Peninsula (200 km)
A full-day tour to experience the rugged beauty of Cape Peninsula via the Atlantic seaboard. Stop at the fishing village of Hout Bay. Continue to the Cape Point Nature Reserve, before stopping off to see the lovable penguins at Boulders Beach. Overnight in Cape Town
Day 13: Cape Town – Cape Winelands (230 km)
Journey into the beautiful and tranquil Cape Winelands, visiting both Paarl and Stallenbosh.
Day 14: Cape Town
Morning at leisure. Transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your onward flight.
Total distance: 2,887 km
This fabulous tour enables you to explore the astonishing variety of South Africa. Your expedition takes you on a safari to the world renowned Kruger National Park, where the thrill of seeing wildlife in their natural habitat is truly the experience of a lifetime. Visit a traditional African craft in the Kingdom of Swaziland stroll through the Tsitsikamma National Park, renowned for its age old-trees. The excursion culminates in the lively city of Cape Town, offering opportunities to enjoy an amazing variety of shopping, entertainment and culture.
Day 1: Johannesburg Flights to Johanneburg
Touch down at O. R. Tambo International Airport where you will be picked and transferred to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure, exploring the magnificent suburban shopping malls. Overnight in Johannesburg
Day 2: Johannesburg – Pretoria – Mpumalanga (465 km)
Set off for pilgrim’s rest, via the scenic route of Dullstrum, Lyndenburg and long Tom Pass.
Day 3: Kruger National Park (195 km)
Explore living history at Pilgrim’s Rest, the old mining village where gold was first discovered and visit the Blyde River Canyon, one of the natural wonders of Africa. Arrive at Kruger National Park.
Day 4: Kruger National Park
Set off before breakfast in an open safari vehicle in search of lion, elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros and leopard.
Day 5: Kruger National Park – Swaziland (256 km)
Enjoy an enchanting drive to the tiny Kingdom of Swaziland, a former British Protection Territory, now ruled by king Mswati III. Spend the night in the beautiful Ezulwni Valley. Overnight in Swaziland
Day 6: Swaziland - Zululand (475 km)
Travel through lush coastal scenery to the Zulu Kingdom. See Zulu dancers in the cultural villages, passing traditional round huts and endless vistas. Arrive mid-afternoon at the town of St. Lucia, a world Heritage site and home to hippopotamus, crocodile and no less than 367 bird species.Birding Safaris in Kenya Overnight in Zululand
Day 7: Zululand – Durban (363 km)
This morning enjoy a cruise on Lake St. Lucia before departing for Durban.
Day 8: Durban – Port Elizabeth (by Air)Flights to Port Elizabeth
Transfer to the Airport for your mid-morning flight to Port Elizabeth. Upon arrival, travel through the indigenous Tsitsikamma Forest before reaching Kinyanga.
Day 9: Knysna and surrounds (30 km)
Cruise on the vast Kysna Lagoon and visit the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Enjoy an amazing view of the imposing Sandstone ‘Heads’ which guard the sea entrance to Knysna’s huge tidal lagoon.
Day 10: Knysna – Oudtshoorn (150 km)
This morning you will enjoy the wonderful views of the spectacular Outeniqua Pass en route to Oudtshoorn, the ‘feather capital of the world’, so named because it is the centre of South Africa’s ostrich industry.
Day 11: Oudtshoorn – Cape Town (532 km)
Enjoy the ever-changing passing canvas as you travel to Cape Town.
Day 12: Cape Town – Cape Peninsula (200 km)
A full-day tour to experience the rugged beauty of Cape Peninsula via the Atlantic seaboard. Stop at the fishing village of Hout Bay. Continue to the Cape Point Nature Reserve, before stopping off to see the lovable penguins at Boulders Beach. Overnight in Cape Town
Day 13: Cape Town – Cape Winelands (230 km)
Journey into the beautiful and tranquil Cape Winelands, visiting both Paarl and Stallenbosh.
Day 14: Cape Town
Morning at leisure. Transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your onward flight.
Total distance: 2,887 km
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
African Wildlife - variety of Spice in Uganda’s National Parks.
In the shadow of the Rwenzori Mountains lies the 1,995 sq km Queen Elizabeth National Park - the most visited national; park in Uganda as well as the country’s second largest game reserve.
The park is 420 km from Kampala. There is a landing strip at Mweya lodge and a larger airstrip at Kasese town. Uganda Tours.
Famed for its bio-diversity, the park is home to more than 100 recorded types of mammals and – depending whom you believe – between 500 and 6000 species of birds. This represents probably the highest rate of bio-diversity of any game park in the world. The range of wildlife includes some animals rarely seen anywhere else, such as the sitatunga, giant forest hog and Uganda Kob. Surprisingly, however, there are no zebra, giraffe, impala or rhino in the park.
Profusion;
Such is the profusion of birdlife that bird watchers come from all over the world in the hope of seeing such rare and exotic species as the shoebill (or whale-headed) stork, which stands over 1 metre high. These and a myriad other birds such as the Crested Crane and animals are best viewed from a boat on the 32 km Kazinga Channel, which links Lake Edward to Lake George. This channel is believed to contain the world’s highest concentration of hippo.Serengeti National Park
Like most other national parks in Uganda, Queen Elizabeth has under gone a long period recovery in animal numbers since many were killed by soldiers or poachers in the 1980s. Today, the park is very much on top form once again, showing that given time, nature can heal itself.
Specific attractions include the Kyambura Gorge, in the north-east of the park, where the thick canopied treetops are home to chimpanzees. Another key attraction is Maramagambo Forest, South of the Kazinga Channel, which contain\s a variety of other primates.Kenya National Parks
Of particular interest are the park’s tree-climbing lions, which can be found in the Ishasha area.
Next to Queen Elizabeth National Par is the 760 sq Km Kibale national park, an area of tropical rain forest known for its diverse fauna and flora.
In particular, the park contains the largest population of forest elephants in Uganda. These are rarely seen, however, because of the dense vegetation.
Kibale has no fewer than 11 species of primates; red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, olive baboon, chimpanzees, black, white and red colobus and white-cheeked mangabey.Safari Tour to Uganda
Other mammals found in the park are bushbuck, red and blue duiker, Uganda Kob, buffalo, waterbuck, hippo and such oddities as the scaly-tailed flying squirrel and tree pangolin.
The park is 420 km from Kampala. There is a landing strip at Mweya lodge and a larger airstrip at Kasese town. Uganda Tours.
Famed for its bio-diversity, the park is home to more than 100 recorded types of mammals and – depending whom you believe – between 500 and 6000 species of birds. This represents probably the highest rate of bio-diversity of any game park in the world. The range of wildlife includes some animals rarely seen anywhere else, such as the sitatunga, giant forest hog and Uganda Kob. Surprisingly, however, there are no zebra, giraffe, impala or rhino in the park.
Profusion;
Such is the profusion of birdlife that bird watchers come from all over the world in the hope of seeing such rare and exotic species as the shoebill (or whale-headed) stork, which stands over 1 metre high. These and a myriad other birds such as the Crested Crane and animals are best viewed from a boat on the 32 km Kazinga Channel, which links Lake Edward to Lake George. This channel is believed to contain the world’s highest concentration of hippo.Serengeti National Park
Like most other national parks in Uganda, Queen Elizabeth has under gone a long period recovery in animal numbers since many were killed by soldiers or poachers in the 1980s. Today, the park is very much on top form once again, showing that given time, nature can heal itself.
Specific attractions include the Kyambura Gorge, in the north-east of the park, where the thick canopied treetops are home to chimpanzees. Another key attraction is Maramagambo Forest, South of the Kazinga Channel, which contain\s a variety of other primates.Kenya National Parks
Of particular interest are the park’s tree-climbing lions, which can be found in the Ishasha area.
Next to Queen Elizabeth National Par is the 760 sq Km Kibale national park, an area of tropical rain forest known for its diverse fauna and flora.
In particular, the park contains the largest population of forest elephants in Uganda. These are rarely seen, however, because of the dense vegetation.
Kibale has no fewer than 11 species of primates; red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, olive baboon, chimpanzees, black, white and red colobus and white-cheeked mangabey.Safari Tour to Uganda
Other mammals found in the park are bushbuck, red and blue duiker, Uganda Kob, buffalo, waterbuck, hippo and such oddities as the scaly-tailed flying squirrel and tree pangolin.
Murchison Falls- the Paradise for lovers of Wildlife, Rivers and Waterfalls
The Murchison Falls National Park is one of the Uganda’s two main reserves – along with Queen Elizabeth National Park – and it’s the largest.
Situated in north-west Uganda, this 3,893 sq km park takes its name from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, a legendary Scottish geologist and head of the Royal Geographical Society in the mid 19th Century. The National Park dates from 1926 when it was declared a conservation area.
The National Park unfortunately suffered during Uganda’s darkest period, in the 1970s and early 1980s, but has largely recovered from the impact of poachers and renegade soldiers seeking bush meat. Along with the Bugungu and Karuma Wildlife refuges, it forms the Murchison Falls Conservation Area.
The Park is excellent for perfect game viewing safaris and for more specialist birding trips. Ann added attraction is the Kaniyo-Pabidi Eco Tourism Site, which is home to about 700 Chimpanzees. It lies within Budongo Forest- the largest mahogany forest in East Africa.
The Park is bisected by the Victoria Nile, which is squeezed into a narrow canyon of rapids for 80km before topping 40metres to from the Murchison Falls. Downstream from the Falls, the river becomes less agitated as it commences its long journey to the Mediterranean Sea. As it Flows through the Park, The river provides a plentiful supply of water wildlife lie such as Elephant, hippo, buffalo and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, while the river bank is home to Uganda’s largest population of Nile Crocodiles.Safari
There is a variety of landscape including savanna, woodland, river, wetland and tropical forest habitats. These support no fewer than 76 species of mammals and an astonishing 40 types of birds.Birding Safaris in Kenya
For many tourists, the highlight of any visit to Murchison Falls National Park is a trip by launch to the foot of the falls. These excursions are held a day and the rip takes three hours. Another boat trip operates downstream from Para to the point where the river enters Lake Albert.
Situated in north-west Uganda, this 3,893 sq km park takes its name from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, a legendary Scottish geologist and head of the Royal Geographical Society in the mid 19th Century. The National Park dates from 1926 when it was declared a conservation area.
The National Park unfortunately suffered during Uganda’s darkest period, in the 1970s and early 1980s, but has largely recovered from the impact of poachers and renegade soldiers seeking bush meat. Along with the Bugungu and Karuma Wildlife refuges, it forms the Murchison Falls Conservation Area.
The Park is excellent for perfect game viewing safaris and for more specialist birding trips. Ann added attraction is the Kaniyo-Pabidi Eco Tourism Site, which is home to about 700 Chimpanzees. It lies within Budongo Forest- the largest mahogany forest in East Africa.
The Park is bisected by the Victoria Nile, which is squeezed into a narrow canyon of rapids for 80km before topping 40metres to from the Murchison Falls. Downstream from the Falls, the river becomes less agitated as it commences its long journey to the Mediterranean Sea. As it Flows through the Park, The river provides a plentiful supply of water wildlife lie such as Elephant, hippo, buffalo and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, while the river bank is home to Uganda’s largest population of Nile Crocodiles.Safari
There is a variety of landscape including savanna, woodland, river, wetland and tropical forest habitats. These support no fewer than 76 species of mammals and an astonishing 40 types of birds.Birding Safaris in Kenya
For many tourists, the highlight of any visit to Murchison Falls National Park is a trip by launch to the foot of the falls. These excursions are held a day and the rip takes three hours. Another boat trip operates downstream from Para to the point where the river enters Lake Albert.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Incredible Tanzania Vacations
Your honeymoon is in contrast to another trip or vacation you ordinarily go on. It is a once within a life span trip that marks the end of a phase of your daily life and the starting of a brand new. There you are with the one you have selected to be with for the rest of your daily life - come what may. Your honeymoon deserves to become unique in every way so that it continues to be unforgettable and cherish-able for a life span. To create it exclusive, you can feel of some thing different that you haven't done but, some spot you have not noticed - see it for the first time with that special someone.
Tanzania is a favorite location for numerous couples looking for a pretty special and special encounter. This East African country has it all - luxurious destinations, breathtaking scenic beauty, idyllic hideouts crammed with solitude, cities teeming with everyday living and extra. No wonder vacationers from all around the world flock to Tanzania. Its white sandy beaches and jungles rich with wildlife, flea-markets and shopping malls, luxury hotels and beach cottages and several extra by no means fails to charm vacationers.
Tanzania is also a good destination for family safaris and the best honeymoon safaris in Tanzania offer a range of activities particularly game drives. There are plenty of tourist attractions for the people who are on Tanzanian honeymoon and they can experience a whole new life in this part of Africa. Honeymoon tours to the wilderness are best choice for lovers for nature admirers. The country is considered as the paradise for photographers owing to its natural beauty. The top tourist destinations for Tanzania honeymoon safari are Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Selous Game Reserve and Lake Manyara National Park.
Besides its implausible wildlife, the country is largely marked for its extreme diversity of its people. Also, the encouragement to tourism has impacted the local cultures, traditions, and societies in many ways. Tanzania possesses some of the ancient lifestyles in the African region. However, the unaccounted beauty and excitement of the safari holiday Tanzania forces lovers to visit this special land and come in close contact with different tribal groups, and observe their altogether different behavior and way of living.
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